diff --git a/Makefile.mesh b/Makefile.mesh
index a9c387e..8b5af4c 100644
--- a/Makefile.mesh
+++ b/Makefile.mesh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libexec_PROGRAMS += mesh/meshd
 
 mesh_meshd_SOURCES = $(mesh_sources) mesh/main.c
 mesh_meshd_LDADD = src/libshared-ell.la $(ell_ldadd) -ljson-c
-mesh_meshd_DEPENDENCIES = $(ell_dependencies)
+mesh_meshd_DEPENDENCIES = $(ell_dependencies) src/libshared-ell.la
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS += mesh/btmesh